Students can test their use of the three Cs by taking this Press Pack educational game and/or quiz.

If students do not have online access, you can print out the quiz and the answers.

Plenary

Pairs read out the complicated version and simplified stories, explaining how they used the three Cs to return the Newsround story to plain English,

Recap by asking students: Why is it important for journalists to use plain English?

Curriculum relevance

National Curriculum Programme of Study for English at KS3. En3 Writing.

1f. Use formal and impersonal language and concise expression.
1g. Consider what the reader needs to know and include relevant details.
1h. Present material clearly, using appropriate layout, illustrations and organisation.
4d. Check their spelling for errors and use a dictionary when necessary.
6. Variations in written standard English and how they differ from spoken language, and to distinguish varying degrees of formality, selecting appropriately for a task.
7. Principles of sentence grammar and whole-text cohesion, using this knowledge in their writing.
9b. Inform, explain and describe, focusing on conveying information and ideas clearly.
11. The range of readers for writing should include a large, unknown readership.

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